question about 01 blazer lower intake manifold
kennethb80
03-17-2012, 03:36 PM
I have an 01 chevy blazer...the mechanic said that the head gasket was gone after doing a pressure test on the coolant. I pulled off the intake manifold and found that one of the water ports was clogged. My question is should I go farther and check the head gasket of just clean up the water ports and reassemble
Mx5guy
03-17-2012, 07:14 PM
Hey Ken in this case I would go and get a second opinion, If the system lost pressure during the test something is wrong for sure but what motivated u to have this mechanic check your car, what were the signs?
FishFind
03-17-2012, 07:39 PM
I would not use that test to say you have a bad head. It could be leaking from many areas other then the heads. You need a compression test to tell if it is your heads. You can rent the tool for less then $30 and get a refund when you take it back to autozone.
Check you oil filler tube for anything that does not look correct. Most of the time your oil will look like a milkshake with a bad head.
If you took off the valve covers what did it look like under there?
Check you oil filler tube for anything that does not look correct. Most of the time your oil will look like a milkshake with a bad head.
If you took off the valve covers what did it look like under there?
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